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<h1 class="settitle" align="center">GNU Texinfo 6.7</h1>
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<h2 class="shortcontents-heading">Short Table of Contents</h2>
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<li><a id="stoc-Texinfo-Copying-Conditions" href="#toc-Texinfo-Copying-Conditions">Texinfo Copying Conditions</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Overview-of-Texinfo" href="#toc-Overview-of-Texinfo">1 Overview of Texinfo</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Writing-a-Texinfo-File-1" href="#toc-Writing-a-Texinfo-File-1">2 Writing a Texinfo File</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Beginning-and-Ending-a-Texinfo-File" href="#toc-Beginning-and-Ending-a-Texinfo-File">3 Beginning and Ending a Texinfo File</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Nodes-1" href="#toc-Nodes-1">4 Nodes</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Chapter-Structuring-1" href="#toc-Chapter-Structuring-1">5 Chapter Structuring</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Cross_002dreferences" href="#toc-Cross_002dreferences">6 Cross-references</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Marking-Text_002c-Words-and-Phrases" href="#toc-Marking-Text_002c-Words-and-Phrases">7 Marking Text, Words and Phrases</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Quotations-and-Examples-1" href="#toc-Quotations-and-Examples-1">8 Quotations and Examples</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Lists-and-Tables-1" href="#toc-Lists-and-Tables-1">9 Lists and Tables</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Special-Displays-1" href="#toc-Special-Displays-1">10 Special Displays</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Indices-1" href="#toc-Indices-1">11 Indices</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Special-Insertions" href="#toc-Special-Insertions">12 Special Insertions</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Forcing-and-Preventing-Breaks" href="#toc-Forcing-and-Preventing-Breaks">13 Forcing and Preventing Breaks</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Definition-Commands-1" href="#toc-Definition-Commands-1">14 Definition Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Internationalization-1" href="#toc-Internationalization-1">15 Internationalization</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Conditionally-Visible-Text" href="#toc-Conditionally-Visible-Text">16 Conditionally Visible Text</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Defining-New-Texinfo-Commands-1" href="#toc-Defining-New-Texinfo-Commands-1">17 Defining New Texinfo Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Include-Files-1" href="#toc-Include-Files-1">18 Include Files</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Formatting-and-Printing-Hardcopy" href="#toc-Formatting-and-Printing-Hardcopy">19 Formatting and Printing Hardcopy</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-texi2any_003a-The-Generic-Translator-for-Texinfo" href="#toc-texi2any_003a-The-Generic-Translator-for-Texinfo">20 <code>texi2any</code>: The Generic Translator for Texinfo</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Creating-and-Installing-Info-Files-1" href="#toc-Creating-and-Installing-Info-Files-1">21 Creating and Installing Info Files</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Generating-HTML-1" href="#toc-Generating-HTML-1">22 Generating HTML</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-_0040_002dCommand-Details-1" href="#toc-_0040_002dCommand-Details-1">Appendix A @-Command Details</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Tips-and-Hints" href="#toc-Tips-and-Hints">Appendix B Tips and Hints</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Sample-Texinfo-Files-1" href="#toc-Sample-Texinfo-Files-1">Appendix C Sample Texinfo Files</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Using-Texinfo-Mode" href="#toc-Using-Texinfo-Mode">Appendix D Using Texinfo Mode</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Page-Headings" href="#toc-Page-Headings">Appendix E Page Headings</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Catching-Mistakes-1" href="#toc-Catching-Mistakes-1">Appendix F Catching Mistakes</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Info-Format-Specification-1" href="#toc-Info-Format-Specification-1">Appendix G Info Format Specification</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-GNU-Free-Documentation-License-1" href="#toc-GNU-Free-Documentation-License-1">Appendix H GNU Free Documentation License</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-Command-and-Variable-Index-1" href="#toc-Command-and-Variable-Index-1" rel="index">Command and Variable Index</a></li>
<li><a id="stoc-General-Index-1" href="#toc-General-Index-1" rel="index">General Index</a></li>
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<h2 class="contents-heading">Table of Contents</h2>
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<li><a id="toc-Texinfo-Copying-Conditions" href="Copying-Conditions.html#Copying-Conditions">Texinfo Copying Conditions</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Overview-of-Texinfo" href="Overview.html#Overview">1 Overview of Texinfo</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Reporting-Bugs-1" href="Reporting-Bugs.html#Reporting-Bugs">1.1 Reporting Bugs</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Output-Formats-1" href="Output-Formats.html#Output-Formats">1.2 Output Formats</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Info-Files-1" href="Info-Files.html#Info-Files">1.3 Info Files</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Printed-Books-1" href="Printed-Books.html#Printed-Books">1.4 Printed Books</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Adding-Output-Formats-1" href="Adding-Output-Formats.html#Adding-Output-Formats">1.5 Adding Output Formats</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-History-1" href="History.html#History">1.6 History</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Writing-a-Texinfo-File-1" href="Writing-a-Texinfo-File.html#Writing-a-Texinfo-File">2 Writing a Texinfo File</a>
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<li><a id="toc-General-Syntactic-Conventions" href="Conventions.html#Conventions">2.1 General Syntactic Conventions</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Comments-1" href="Comments.html#Comments">2.2 Comments</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-What-a-Texinfo-File-Must-Have" href="Minimum.html#Minimum">2.3 What a Texinfo File Must Have</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-A-Short-Sample-Texinfo-File" href="Short-Sample.html#Short-Sample">2.4 A Short Sample Texinfo File</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Beginning-and-Ending-a-Texinfo-File" href="Beginning-and-Ending-a-File.html#Beginning-and-Ending-a-File">3 Beginning and Ending a Texinfo File</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Sample-Texinfo-File-Beginning" href="Sample-Beginning.html#Sample-Beginning">3.1 Sample Texinfo File Beginning</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Texinfo-File-Header-1" href="Texinfo-File-Header.html#Texinfo-File-Header">3.2 Texinfo File Header</a>
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<li><a id="toc-The-First-Line-of-a-Texinfo-File" href="First-Line.html#First-Line">3.2.1 The First Line of a Texinfo File</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Start-of-Header-1" href="Start-of-Header.html#Start-of-Header">3.2.2 Start of Header</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040setfilename_003a-Set-the-Output-File-Name" href="_0040setfilename.html#g_t_0040setfilename">3.2.3 <code>@setfilename</code>: Set the Output File Name</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040settitle_003a-Set-the-Document-Title" href="_0040settitle.html#g_t_0040settitle">3.2.4 <code>@settitle</code>: Set the Document Title</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-End-of-Header-1" href="End-of-Header.html#End-of-Header">3.2.5 End of Header</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Document-Permissions-1" href="Document-Permissions.html#Document-Permissions">3.3 Document Permissions</a>
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<li><a id="toc-_0040copying_003a-Declare-Copying-Permissions" href="_0040copying.html#g_t_0040copying">3.3.1 <code>@copying</code>: Declare Copying Permissions</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040insertcopying_003a-Include-Permissions-Text" href="_0040insertcopying.html#g_t_0040insertcopying">3.3.2 <code>@insertcopying</code>: Include Permissions Text</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Title-and-Copyright-Pages" href="Titlepage-_0026-Copyright-Page.html#Titlepage-_0026-Copyright-Page">3.4 Title and Copyright Pages</a>
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<li><a id="toc-_0040titlepage-1" href="_0040titlepage.html#g_t_0040titlepage">3.4.1 <code>@titlepage</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040titlefont_002c-_0040center_002c-and-_0040sp" href="_0040titlefont-_0040center-_0040sp.html#g_t_0040titlefont-_0040center-_0040sp">3.4.2 <code>@titlefont</code>, <code>@center</code>, and <code>@sp</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040title_002c-_0040subtitle_002c-and-_0040author" href="_0040title-_0040subtitle-_0040author.html#g_t_0040title-_0040subtitle-_0040author">3.4.3 <code>@title</code>, <code>@subtitle</code>, and <code>@author</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Copyright-Page" href="Copyright.html#Copyright">3.4.4 Copyright Page</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Heading-Generation-1" href="Heading-Generation.html#Heading-Generation">3.4.5 Heading Generation</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Generating-a-Table-of-Contents" href="Contents.html#Contents">3.5 Generating a Table of Contents</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-The-_0060Top_0027-Node-and-Master-Menu" href="The-Top-Node.html#The-Top-Node">3.6 The ‘Top’ Node and Master Menu</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Top-Node-Example-1" href="Top-Node-Example.html#Top-Node-Example">3.6.1 Top Node Example</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Parts-of-a-Master-Menu" href="Master-Menu-Parts.html#Master-Menu-Parts">3.6.2 Parts of a Master Menu</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Global-Document-Commands-1" href="Global-Document-Commands.html#Global-Document-Commands">3.7 Global Document Commands</a>
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<li><a id="toc-_0040documentdescription_003a-Summary-Text" href="_0040documentdescription.html#g_t_0040documentdescription">3.7.1 <code>@documentdescription</code>: Summary Text</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040setchapternewpage_003a-Blank-Pages-Before-Chapters" href="_0040setchapternewpage.html#g_t_0040setchapternewpage">3.7.2 <code>@setchapternewpage</code>: Blank Pages Before Chapters</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-The-_0040headings-Command" href="_0040headings.html#g_t_0040headings">3.7.3 The <code>@headings</code> Command</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040paragraphindent_003a-Controlling-Paragraph-Indentation" href="_0040paragraphindent.html#g_t_0040paragraphindent">3.7.4 <code>@paragraphindent</code>: Controlling Paragraph Indentation</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040firstparagraphindent_003a-Indenting-After-Headings" href="_0040firstparagraphindent.html#g_t_0040firstparagraphindent">3.7.5 <code>@firstparagraphindent</code>: Indenting After Headings</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040exampleindent_003a-Environment-Indenting" href="_0040exampleindent.html#g_t_0040exampleindent">3.7.6 <code>@exampleindent</code>: Environment Indenting</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Ending-a-Texinfo-File" href="Ending-a-File.html#Ending-a-File">3.8 Ending a Texinfo File</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Nodes-1" href="Nodes.html#Nodes">4 Nodes</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Texinfo-Document-Structure-1" href="Texinfo-Document-Structure.html#Texinfo-Document-Structure">4.1 Texinfo Document Structure</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Choosing-Node-Names" href="Node-Names.html#Node-Names">4.2 Choosing Node Names</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Writing-an-_0040node-Line" href="Writing-a-Node.html#Writing-a-Node">4.3 Writing an <code>@node</code> Line</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040node-Line-Requirements" href="Node-Line-Requirements.html#Node-Line-Requirements">4.4 <code>@node</code> Line Requirements</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-The-First-Node" href="First-Node.html#First-Node">4.5 The First Node</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-The-_0040top-Sectioning-Command" href="_0040top-Command.html#g_t_0040top-Command">4.6 The <code>@top</code> Sectioning Command</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Node-and-Menu-Illustration" href="Node-Menu-Illustration.html#Node-Menu-Illustration">4.7 Node and Menu Illustration</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-makeinfo-Pointer-Creation-1" href="makeinfo-Pointer-Creation.html#makeinfo-Pointer-Creation">4.8 <code>makeinfo</code> Pointer Creation</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Menus-1" href="Menus.html#Menus">4.9 Menus</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Writing-a-Menu-1" href="Writing-a-Menu.html#Writing-a-Menu">4.9.1 Writing a Menu</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-A-Menu-Example" href="Menu-Example.html#Menu-Example">4.9.2 A Menu Example</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Menu-Location-1" href="Menu-Location.html#Menu-Location">4.9.3 Menu Location</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-The-Parts-of-a-Menu" href="Menu-Parts.html#Menu-Parts">4.9.4 The Parts of a Menu</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Less-Cluttered-Menu-Entry-1" href="Less-Cluttered-Menu-Entry.html#Less-Cluttered-Menu-Entry">4.9.5 Less Cluttered Menu Entry</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Referring-to-Other-Info-Files" href="Other-Info-Files.html#Other-Info-Files">4.9.6 Referring to Other Info Files</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li><a id="toc-Chapter-Structuring-1" href="Chapter-Structuring.html#Chapter-Structuring">5 Chapter Structuring</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Tree-Structure-of-Sections" href="Tree-Structuring.html#Tree-Structuring">5.1 Tree Structure of Sections</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Structuring-Command-Types-1" href="Structuring-Command-Types.html#Structuring-Command-Types">5.2 Structuring Command Types</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040chapter_003a-Chapter-Structuring" href="_0040chapter.html#g_t_0040chapter">5.3 <code>@chapter</code>: Chapter Structuring</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040unnumbered_002c-_0040appendix_003a-Chapters-with-Other-Labeling" href="_0040unnumbered-_0040appendix.html#g_t_0040unnumbered-_0040appendix">5.4 <code>@unnumbered</code>, <code>@appendix</code>: Chapters with Other Labeling</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040majorheading_002c-_0040chapheading_003a-Chapter_002dlevel-Headings" href="_0040majorheading-_0040chapheading.html#g_t_0040majorheading-_0040chapheading">5.5 <code>@majorheading</code>, <code>@chapheading</code>: Chapter-level Headings</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040section_003a-Sections-Below-Chapters" href="_0040section.html#g_t_0040section">5.6 <code>@section</code>: Sections Below Chapters</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040unnumberedsec_002c-_0040appendixsec_002c-_0040heading" href="_0040unnumberedsec-_0040appendixsec-_0040heading.html#g_t_0040unnumberedsec-_0040appendixsec-_0040heading">5.7 <code>@unnumberedsec</code>, <code>@appendixsec</code>, <code>@heading</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040subsection_003a-Subsections-Below-Sections" href="_0040subsection.html#g_t_0040subsection">5.8 <code>@subsection</code>: Subsections Below Sections</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-The-_0040subsection_002dlike-Commands" href="_0040unnumberedsubsec-_0040appendixsubsec-_0040subheading.html#g_t_0040unnumberedsubsec-_0040appendixsubsec-_0040subheading">5.9 The <code>@subsection</code>-like Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040subsection-and-Other-Subsub-Commands" href="_0040subsubsection.html#g_t_0040subsubsection">5.10 <code>@subsection</code> and Other Subsub Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040part_003a-Groups-of-Chapters" href="_0040part.html#g_t_0040part">5.11 <code>@part</code>: Groups of Chapters</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Raise_002flower-Sections_003a-_0040raisesections-and-_0040lowersections" href="Raise_002flower-sections.html#Raise_002flower-sections">5.12 Raise/lower Sections: <code>@raisesections</code> and <code>@lowersections</code></a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Cross_002dreferences" href="Cross-References.html#Cross-References">6 Cross-references</a>
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<li><a id="toc-What-References-Are-For" href="References.html#References">6.1 What References Are For</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Different-Cross_002dreference-Commands" href="Cross-Reference-Commands.html#Cross-Reference-Commands">6.2 Different Cross-reference Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Parts-of-a-Cross_002dreference" href="Cross-Reference-Parts.html#Cross-Reference-Parts">6.3 Parts of a Cross-reference</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040xref-1" href="_0040xref.html#g_t_0040xref">6.4 <code>@xref</code></a>
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<li><a id="toc-_0040xref-with-One-Argument" href="One-Argument.html#One-Argument">6.4.1 <code>@xref</code> with One Argument</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040xref-with-Two-Arguments" href="Two-Arguments.html#Two-Arguments">6.4.2 <code>@xref</code> with Two Arguments</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040xref-with-Three-Arguments" href="Three-Arguments.html#Three-Arguments">6.4.3 <code>@xref</code> with Three Arguments</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040xref-with-Four-and-Five-Arguments" href="Four-and-Five-Arguments.html#Four-and-Five-Arguments">6.4.4 <code>@xref</code> with Four and Five Arguments</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a id="toc-Referring-to-a-Manual-as-a-Whole-1" href="Referring-to-a-Manual-as-a-Whole.html#Referring-to-a-Manual-as-a-Whole">6.5 Referring to a Manual as a Whole</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040ref-1" href="_0040ref.html#g_t_0040ref">6.6 <code>@ref</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040pxref-1" href="_0040pxref.html#g_t_0040pxref">6.7 <code>@pxref</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040anchor_003a-Defining-Arbitrary-Cross_002dreference-Targets" href="_0040anchor.html#g_t_0040anchor">6.8 <code>@anchor</code>: Defining Arbitrary Cross-reference Targets</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040inforef_003a-Cross_002dreferences-to-Info_002donly-Material" href="_0040inforef.html#g_t_0040inforef">6.9 <code>@inforef</code>: Cross-references to Info-only Material</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040url_002c-_0040uref_007burl_005b_002c-text_005d_005b_002c-replacement_005d_007d" href="_0040url.html#g_t_0040url">6.10 <code>@url</code>, <code>@uref{<var>url</var>[, <var>text</var>][, <var>replacement</var>]}</code></a>
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<li><a id="toc-_0040url-Examples-1" href="_0040url-Examples.html#g_t_0040url-Examples">6.10.1 <code>@url</code> Examples</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-URL-Line-Breaking-1" href="URL-Line-Breaking.html#URL-Line-Breaking">6.10.2 URL Line Breaking</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040url-PDF-Output-Format-1" href="_0040url-PDF-Output-Format.html#g_t_0040url-PDF-Output-Format">6.10.3 <code>@url</code> PDF Output Format</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-PDF-Colors-1" href="PDF-Colors.html#PDF-Colors">6.10.4 PDF Colors</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-_0040cite_007breference_007d" href="_0040cite.html#g_t_0040cite">6.11 <code>@cite</code>{<var>reference</var>}</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Marking-Text_002c-Words-and-Phrases" href="Marking-Text.html#Marking-Text">7 Marking Text, Words and Phrases</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Indicating-Definitions_002c-Commands_002c-etc_002e" href="Indicating.html#Indicating">7.1 Indicating Definitions, Commands, etc.</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Highlighting-Commands-are-Useful" href="Useful-Highlighting.html#Useful-Highlighting">7.1.1 Highlighting Commands are Useful</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040code_007bsample_002dcode_007d" href="_0040code.html#g_t_0040code">7.1.2 <code>@code</code>{<var>sample-code</var>}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040kbd_007bkeyboard_002dcharacters_007d" href="_0040kbd.html#g_t_0040kbd">7.1.3 <code>@kbd</code>{<var>keyboard-characters</var>}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040key_007bkey_002dname_007d" href="_0040key.html#g_t_0040key">7.1.4 <code>@key</code>{<var>key-name</var>}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040samp_007btext_007d" href="_0040samp.html#g_t_0040samp">7.1.5 <code>@samp</code>{<var>text</var>}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040verb_007bchartextchar_007d" href="_0040verb.html#g_t_0040verb">7.1.6 <code>@verb</code>{<var>char</var><var>text</var><var>char</var>}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040var_007bmetasyntactic_002dvariable_007d" href="_0040var.html#g_t_0040var">7.1.7 <code>@var</code>{<var>metasyntactic-variable</var>}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040env_007benvironment_002dvariable_007d" href="_0040env.html#g_t_0040env">7.1.8 <code>@env</code>{<var>environment-variable</var>}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040file_007bfile_002dname_007d" href="_0040file.html#g_t_0040file">7.1.9 <code>@file</code>{<var>file-name</var>}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040command_007bcommand_002dname_007d" href="_0040command.html#g_t_0040command">7.1.10 <code>@command</code>{<var>command-name</var>}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040option_007boption_002dname_007d" href="_0040option.html#g_t_0040option">7.1.11 <code>@option</code>{<var>option-name</var>}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040dfn_007bterm_007d" href="_0040dfn.html#g_t_0040dfn">7.1.12 <code>@dfn</code>{<var>term</var>}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040abbr_007babbreviation_005b_002c-meaning_005d_007d" href="_0040abbr.html#g_t_0040abbr">7.1.13 <code>@abbr</code>{<var>abbreviation</var>[, <var>meaning</var>]}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040acronym_007bacronym_005b_002c-meaning_005d_007d" href="_0040acronym.html#g_t_0040acronym">7.1.14 <code>@acronym</code>{<var>acronym</var>[, <var>meaning</var>]}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040indicateurl_007buniform_002dresource_002dlocator_007d" href="_0040indicateurl.html#g_t_0040indicateurl">7.1.15 <code>@indicateurl</code>{<var>uniform-resource-locator</var>}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040email_007bemail_002daddress_005b_002c-displayed_002dtext_005d_007d" href="_0040email.html#g_t_0040email">7.1.16 <code>@email</code>{<var>email-address</var>[, <var>displayed-text</var>]}</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Emphasizing-Text" href="Emphasis.html#Emphasis">7.2 Emphasizing Text</a>
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<li><a id="toc-_0040emph_007btext_007d-and-_0040strong_007btext_007d" href="_0040emph-_0040strong.html#g_t_0040emph-_0040strong">7.2.1 <code>@emph</code>{<var>text</var>} and <code>@strong</code>{<var>text</var>}</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040sc_007btext_007d_003a-The-Small-Caps-Font" href="Smallcaps.html#Smallcaps">7.2.2 <code>@sc</code>{<var>text</var>}: The Small Caps Font</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Fonts-for-Printing" href="Fonts.html#Fonts">7.2.3 Fonts for Printing</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Quotations-and-Examples-1" href="Quotations-and-Examples.html#Quotations-and-Examples">8 Quotations and Examples</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Block-Enclosing-Commands-1" href="Block-Enclosing-Commands.html#Block-Enclosing-Commands">8.1 Block Enclosing Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040quotation_003a-Block-Quotations" href="_0040quotation.html#g_t_0040quotation">8.2 <code>@quotation</code>: Block Quotations</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040indentedblock_003a-Indented-text-blocks" href="_0040indentedblock.html#g_t_0040indentedblock">8.3 <code>@indentedblock</code>: Indented text blocks</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040example_003a-Example-Text" href="_0040example.html#g_t_0040example">8.4 <code>@example</code>: Example Text</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040verbatim_003a-Literal-Text" href="_0040verbatim.html#g_t_0040verbatim">8.5 <code>@verbatim</code>: Literal Text</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040lisp_003a-Marking-a-Lisp-Example" href="_0040lisp.html#g_t_0040lisp">8.6 <code>@lisp</code>: Marking a Lisp Example</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040display_003a-Examples-Using-the-Text-Font" href="_0040display.html#g_t_0040display">8.7 <code>@display</code>: Examples Using the Text Font</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040format_003a-Examples-Using-the-Full-Line-Width" href="_0040format.html#g_t_0040format">8.8 <code>@format</code>: Examples Using the Full Line Width</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040exdent_003a-Undoing-a-Line_0027s-Indentation" href="_0040exdent.html#g_t_0040exdent">8.9 <code>@exdent</code>: Undoing a Line’s Indentation</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040flushleft-and-_0040flushright" href="_0040flushleft-_0040flushright.html#g_t_0040flushleft-_0040flushright">8.10 <code>@flushleft</code> and <code>@flushright</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040raggedright_003a-Ragged-Right-Text" href="_0040raggedright.html#g_t_0040raggedright">8.11 <code>@raggedright</code>: Ragged Right Text</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040noindent_003a-Omitting-Indentation" href="_0040noindent.html#g_t_0040noindent">8.12 <code>@noindent</code>: Omitting Indentation</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040indent_003a-Forcing-Indentation" href="_0040indent.html#g_t_0040indent">8.13 <code>@indent</code>: Forcing Indentation</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040cartouche_003a-Rounded-Rectangles" href="_0040cartouche.html#g_t_0040cartouche">8.14 <code>@cartouche</code>: Rounded Rectangles</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040small_2026-Block-Commands" href="_0040small_2026.html#g_t_0040small_2026">8.15 <code>@small…</code> Block Commands</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Lists-and-Tables-1" href="Lists-and-Tables.html#Lists-and-Tables">9 Lists and Tables</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Introducing-Lists-1" href="Introducing-Lists.html#Introducing-Lists">9.1 Introducing Lists</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040itemize_003a-Making-an-Itemized-List" href="_0040itemize.html#g_t_0040itemize">9.2 <code>@itemize</code>: Making an Itemized List</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040enumerate_003a-Making-a-Numbered-or-Lettered-List" href="_0040enumerate.html#g_t_0040enumerate">9.3 <code>@enumerate</code>: Making a Numbered or Lettered List</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Making-a-Two_002dcolumn-Table" href="Two_002dcolumn-Tables.html#Two_002dcolumn-Tables">9.4 Making a Two-column Table</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Using-the-_0040table-Command" href="_0040table.html#g_t_0040table">9.4.1 Using the <code>@table</code> Command</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040ftable-and-_0040vtable" href="_0040ftable-_0040vtable.html#g_t_0040ftable-_0040vtable">9.4.2 <code>@ftable</code> and <code>@vtable</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040itemx_003a-Second-and-Subsequent-Items" href="_0040itemx.html#g_t_0040itemx">9.4.3 <code>@itemx</code>: Second and Subsequent Items</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-_0040multitable_003a-Multi_002dcolumn-Tables" href="Multi_002dcolumn-Tables.html#Multi_002dcolumn-Tables">9.5 <code>@multitable</code>: Multi-column Tables</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Multitable-Column-Widths-1" href="Multitable-Column-Widths.html#Multitable-Column-Widths">9.5.1 Multitable Column Widths</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Multitable-Rows-1" href="Multitable-Rows.html#Multitable-Rows">9.5.2 Multitable Rows</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Special-Displays-1" href="Special-Displays.html#Special-Displays">10 Special Displays</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Floats-1" href="Floats.html#Floats">10.1 Floats</a>
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<li><a id="toc-_0040float-_005btype_005d_005b_002clabel_005d_003a-Floating-Material" href="_0040float.html#g_t_0040float">10.1.1 <code>@float</code> [<var>type</var>][,<var>label</var>]: Floating Material</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040caption-_0026-_0040shortcaption" href="_0040caption-_0040shortcaption.html#g_t_0040caption-_0040shortcaption">10.1.2 <code>@caption</code> & <code>@shortcaption</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040listoffloats_003a-Tables-of-Contents-for-Floats" href="_0040listoffloats.html#g_t_0040listoffloats">10.1.3 <code>@listoffloats</code>: Tables of Contents for Floats</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Inserting-Images" href="Images.html#Images">10.2 Inserting Images</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Image-Syntax-1" href="Image-Syntax.html#Image-Syntax">10.2.1 Image Syntax</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Image-Scaling-1" href="Image-Scaling.html#Image-Scaling">10.2.2 Image Scaling</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Footnotes-1" href="Footnotes.html#Footnotes">10.3 Footnotes</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Footnote-Commands-1" href="Footnote-Commands.html#Footnote-Commands">10.3.1 Footnote Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Footnote-Styles-1" href="Footnote-Styles.html#Footnote-Styles">10.3.2 Footnote Styles</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Indices-1" href="Indices.html#Indices">11 Indices</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Predefined-Indices-1" href="Predefined-Indices.html#Predefined-Indices">11.1 Predefined Indices</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Defining-the-Entries-of-an-Index" href="Indexing-Commands.html#Indexing-Commands">11.2 Defining the Entries of an Index</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Advanced-Indexing-Commands" href="Advanced-Indexing.html#Advanced-Indexing">11.3 Advanced Indexing Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Making-Index-Entries" href="Index-Entries.html#Index-Entries">11.4 Making Index Entries</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Printing-Indices-and-Menus" href="Printing-Indices-_0026-Menus.html#Printing-Indices-_0026-Menus">11.5 Printing Indices and Menus</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Combining-Indices-1" href="Combining-Indices.html#Combining-Indices">11.6 Combining Indices</a>
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<li><a id="toc-_0040syncodeindex_003a-Combining-Indices-Using-_0040code" href="_0040syncodeindex.html#g_t_0040syncodeindex">11.6.1 <code>@syncodeindex</code>: Combining Indices Using <code>@code</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040synindex_003a-Combining-Indices" href="_0040synindex.html#g_t_0040synindex">11.6.2 <code>@synindex</code>: Combining Indices</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Defining-New-Indices" href="New-Indices.html#New-Indices">11.7 Defining New Indices</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Special-Insertions" href="Insertions.html#Insertions">12 Special Insertions</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Special-Characters_003a-Inserting-_0040-_007b_007d-_002c-_005c-_0023-_0026" href="Special-Characters.html#Special-Characters">12.1 Special Characters: Inserting @ {} , \ # &</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Inserting-_0060_0040_0027-with-_0040_0040-and-_0040atchar_007b_007d" href="Inserting-an-Atsign.html#Inserting-an-Atsign">12.1.1 Inserting ‘@’ with <code>@@</code> and <code>@atchar{}</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Inserting-_0060_007b-_0060_007d_0027-with-_0040_007b-_0040_007d-and-_0040l-rbracechar_007b_007d" href="Inserting-Braces.html#Inserting-Braces">12.1.2 Inserting ‘{ ‘}’ with <code>@{ @}</code> and <code>@l rbracechar{}</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Inserting-_0060_002c_0027-with-_0040comma_007b_007d" href="Inserting-a-Comma.html#Inserting-a-Comma">12.1.3 Inserting ‘,’ with <code>@comma{}</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Inserting-_0060_005c_0027-with-_0040backslashchar_007b_007d" href="Inserting-a-Backslash.html#Inserting-a-Backslash">12.1.4 Inserting ‘\’ with <code>@backslashchar{}</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Inserting-_0060_0023_0027-with-_0040hashchar_007b_007d" href="Inserting-a-Hashsign.html#Inserting-a-Hashsign">12.1.5 Inserting ‘#’ with <code>@hashchar{}</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Inserting-_0060_0026_0027-with-_0040_0026-and-_0040ampchar_007b_007d" href="Inserting-an-Ampersand.html#Inserting-an-Ampersand">12.1.6 Inserting ‘&’ with <code>@&</code> and <code>@ampchar{}</code></a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Inserting-Quote-Characters-1" href="Inserting-Quote-Characters.html#Inserting-Quote-Characters">12.2 Inserting Quote Characters</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Inserting-Space-1" href="Inserting-Space.html#Inserting-Space">12.3 Inserting Space</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Multiple-Spaces-1" href="Multiple-Spaces.html#Multiple-Spaces">12.3.1 Multiple Spaces</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Not-Ending-a-Sentence-1" href="Not-Ending-a-Sentence.html#Not-Ending-a-Sentence">12.3.2 Not Ending a Sentence</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Ending-a-Sentence-1" href="Ending-a-Sentence.html#Ending-a-Sentence">12.3.3 Ending a Sentence</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040frenchspacing-val_003a-Control-Sentence-Spacing" href="_0040frenchspacing.html#g_t_0040frenchspacing">12.3.4 <code>@frenchspacing</code> <var>val</var>: Control Sentence Spacing</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040dmn_007bdimension_007d_003a-Format-a-Dimension" href="_0040dmn.html#g_t_0040dmn">12.3.5 <code>@dmn</code>{<var>dimension</var>}: Format a Dimension</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Inserting-Accents-1" href="Inserting-Accents.html#Inserting-Accents">12.4 Inserting Accents</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Inserting-Quotation-Marks-1" href="Inserting-Quotation-Marks.html#Inserting-Quotation-Marks">12.5 Inserting Quotation Marks</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040sub-and-_0040sup_003a-Inserting-Subscripts-and-Superscripts" href="Inserting-Subscripts-and-Superscripts.html#Inserting-Subscripts-and-Superscripts">12.6 <code>@sub</code> and <code>@sup</code>: Inserting Subscripts and Superscripts</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040math_003a-Inserting-Mathematical-Expressions" href="Inserting-Math.html#Inserting-Math">12.7 <code>@math</code>: Inserting Mathematical Expressions</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Glyphs-for-Text-1" href="Glyphs-for-Text.html#Glyphs-for-Text">12.8 Glyphs for Text</a>
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<li><a id="toc-_0040TeX_007b_007d-_0028TeX_0029-and-_0040LaTeX_007b_007d-_0028LaTeX_0029" href="_0040TeX-_0040LaTeX.html#g_t_0040TeX-_0040LaTeX">12.8.1 <code>@TeX</code>{} (TeX) and <code>@LaTeX</code>{} (LaTeX)</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040copyright_007b_007d-_0028_00a9_0029" href="_0040copyright.html#g_t_0040copyright">12.8.2 <code>@copyright{}</code> (©)</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040registeredsymbol_007b_007d-_0028_00ae_0029" href="_0040registeredsymbol.html#g_t_0040registeredsymbol">12.8.3 <code>@registeredsymbol{}</code> (®)</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040dots-_0028_2026_0029-and-_0040enddots-_0028_002e_002e_002e_0029" href="_0040dots.html#g_t_0040dots">12.8.4 <code>@dots</code> (…) and <code>@enddots</code> (<small class="enddots">...</small>)</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040bullet-_0028_2022_0029" href="_0040bullet.html#g_t_0040bullet">12.8.5 <code>@bullet</code> (•)</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040euro-_0028_20ac_0029_003a-Euro-Currency-Symbol" href="_0040euro.html#g_t_0040euro">12.8.6 <code>@euro</code> (€): Euro Currency Symbol</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040pounds-_0028_00a3_0029_003a-Pounds-Sterling" href="_0040pounds.html#g_t_0040pounds">12.8.7 <code>@pounds</code> (£): Pounds Sterling</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040textdegree-_0028_00b0_0029_003a-Degrees-Symbol" href="_0040textdegree.html#g_t_0040textdegree">12.8.8 <code>@textdegree</code> (°): Degrees Symbol</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040minus-_0028_2212_0029_003a-Inserting-a-Minus-Sign" href="_0040minus.html#g_t_0040minus">12.8.9 <code>@minus</code> (-): Inserting a Minus Sign</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040geq-_0028_2265_0029-and-_0040leq-_0028_2264_0029_003a-Inserting-Relations" href="_0040geq-_0040leq.html#g_t_0040geq-_0040leq">12.8.10 <code>@geq</code> (≥) and <code>@leq</code> (≤): Inserting Relations</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Glyphs-for-Programming-1" href="Glyphs-for-Programming.html#Glyphs-for-Programming">12.9 Glyphs for Programming</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Glyphs-Summary-1" href="Glyphs-Summary.html#Glyphs-Summary">12.9.1 Glyphs Summary</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040result_007b_007d-_0028_21d2_0029_003a-Result-of-an-Expression" href="_0040result.html#g_t_0040result">12.9.2 <code>@result{}</code> (⇒): Result of an Expression</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040expansion_007b_007d-_0028_21a6_0029_003a-Indicating-an-Expansion" href="_0040expansion.html#g_t_0040expansion">12.9.3 <code>@expansion{}</code> (→): Indicating an Expansion</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040print_007b_007d-_0028_22a3_0029_003a-Indicating-Generated-Output" href="_0040print.html#g_t_0040print">12.9.4 <code>@print{}</code> (-|): Indicating Generated Output</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040error_007b_007d-_0028error_002d_002d_003e_0029_003a-Indicating-an-Error-Message" href="_0040error.html#g_t_0040error">12.9.5 <code>@error{}</code> (error→): Indicating an Error Message</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040equiv_007b_007d-_0028_2261_0029_003a-Indicating-Equivalence" href="_0040equiv.html#g_t_0040equiv">12.9.6 <code>@equiv{}</code> (≡): Indicating Equivalence</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040point_007b_007d-_0028_2605_0029_003a-Indicating-Point-in-a-Buffer" href="_0040point.html#g_t_0040point">12.9.7 <code>@point{}</code> (∗): Indicating Point in a Buffer</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Click-Sequences-1" href="Click-Sequences.html#Click-Sequences">12.9.8 Click Sequences</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Inserting-Unicode_003a-_0040U" href="Inserting-Unicode.html#Inserting-Unicode">12.10 Inserting Unicode: <code>@U</code></a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Forcing-and-Preventing-Breaks" href="Breaks.html#Breaks">13 Forcing and Preventing Breaks</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Break-Commands-1" href="Break-Commands.html#Break-Commands">13.1 Break Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040_002a-and-_0040_002f_003a-Generate-and-Allow-Line-Breaks" href="Line-Breaks.html#Line-Breaks">13.2 <code>@*</code> and <code>@/</code>: Generate and Allow Line Breaks</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040_002d-and-_0040hyphenation_003a-Helping-TeX-Hyphenate" href="_0040_002d-_0040hyphenation.html#g_t_0040_002d-_0040hyphenation">13.3 <code>@-</code> and <code>@hyphenation</code>: Helping TeX Hyphenate</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040allowcodebreaks_003a-Control-Line-Breaks-in-_0040code" href="_0040allowcodebreaks.html#g_t_0040allowcodebreaks">13.4 <code>@allowcodebreaks</code>: Control Line Breaks in <code>@code</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040w_007btext_007d_003a-Prevent-Line-Breaks" href="_0040w.html#g_t_0040w">13.5 <code>@w</code>{<var>text</var>}: Prevent Line Breaks</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040tie_007b_007d_003a-Inserting-an-Unbreakable-Space" href="_0040tie.html#g_t_0040tie">13.6 <code>@tie{}</code>: Inserting an Unbreakable Space</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040sp-n_003a-Insert-Blank-Lines" href="_0040sp.html#g_t_0040sp">13.7 <code>@sp</code> <var>n</var>: Insert Blank Lines</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040page_003a-Start-a-New-Page" href="_0040page.html#g_t_0040page">13.8 <code>@page</code>: Start a New Page</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040group_003a-Prevent-Page-Breaks" href="_0040group.html#g_t_0040group">13.9 <code>@group</code>: Prevent Page Breaks</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040need-mils_003a-Prevent-Page-Breaks" href="_0040need.html#g_t_0040need">13.10 <code>@need <var>mils</var></code>: Prevent Page Breaks</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Definition-Commands-1" href="Definition-Commands.html#Definition-Commands">14 Definition Commands</a>
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<li><a id="toc-The-Template-for-a-Definition" href="Def-Cmd-Template.html#Def-Cmd-Template">14.1 The Template for a Definition</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Definition-Command-Continuation-Lines" href="Def-Cmd-Continuation-Lines.html#Def-Cmd-Continuation-Lines">14.2 Definition Command Continuation Lines</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Optional-and-Repeated-Arguments" href="Optional-Arguments.html#Optional-Arguments">14.3 Optional and Repeated Arguments</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040deffnx_002c-et-al_002e_003a-Two-or-More-_0060First_0027-Lines" href="_0040deffnx.html#g_t_0040deffnx">14.4 <code>@deffnx</code>, et al.: Two or More ‘First’ Lines</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-The-Definition-Commands" href="Def-Cmds-in-Detail.html#Def-Cmds-in-Detail">14.5 The Definition Commands</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Functions-and-Similar-Entities" href="Functions-Commands.html#Functions-Commands">14.5.1 Functions and Similar Entities</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Variables-and-Similar-Entities" href="Variables-Commands.html#Variables-Commands">14.5.2 Variables and Similar Entities</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Functions-in-Typed-Languages" href="Typed-Functions.html#Typed-Functions">14.5.3 Functions in Typed Languages</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Variables-in-Typed-Languages" href="Typed-Variables.html#Typed-Variables">14.5.4 Variables in Typed Languages</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Data-Types-1" href="Data-Types.html#Data-Types">14.5.5 Data Types</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Object_002dOriented-Programming" href="Abstract-Objects.html#Abstract-Objects">14.5.6 Object-Oriented Programming</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Object_002dOriented-Variables-1" href="Object_002dOriented-Variables.html#Object_002dOriented-Variables">14.5.6.1 Object-Oriented Variables</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Object_002dOriented-Methods-1" href="Object_002dOriented-Methods.html#Object_002dOriented-Methods">14.5.6.2 Object-Oriented Methods</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Conventions-for-Writing-Definitions" href="Def-Cmd-Conventions.html#Def-Cmd-Conventions">14.6 Conventions for Writing Definitions</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-A-Sample-Function-Definition" href="Sample-Function-Definition.html#Sample-Function-Definition">14.7 A Sample Function Definition</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Internationalization-1" href="Internationalization.html#Internationalization">15 Internationalization</a>
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<li><a id="toc-_0040documentlanguage-ll_005b_005fcc_005d_003a-Set-the-Document-Language" href="_0040documentlanguage.html#g_t_0040documentlanguage">15.1 <code>@documentlanguage <var>ll</var>[_<var>cc</var>]</code>: Set the Document Language</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040documentencoding-enc_003a-Set-Input-Encoding" href="_0040documentencoding.html#g_t_0040documentencoding">15.2 <code>@documentencoding <var>enc</var></code>: Set Input Encoding</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Conditionally-Visible-Text" href="Conditionals.html#Conditionals">16 Conditionally Visible Text</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Conditional-Commands-1" href="Conditional-Commands.html#Conditional-Commands">16.1 Conditional Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Conditional-Not-Commands-1" href="Conditional-Not-Commands.html#Conditional-Not-Commands">16.2 Conditional Not Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Raw-Formatter-Commands-1" href="Raw-Formatter-Commands.html#Raw-Formatter-Commands">16.3 Raw Formatter Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Inline-Conditionals_003a-_0040inline_002c-_0040inlineifelse_002c-_0040inlineraw" href="Inline-Conditionals.html#Inline-Conditionals">16.4 Inline Conditionals: <code>@inline</code>, <code>@inlineifelse</code>, <code>@inlineraw</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Flags_003a-_0040set_002c-_0040clear_002c-conditionals_002c-and-_0040value" href="_0040set-_0040clear-_0040value.html#g_t_0040set-_0040clear-_0040value">16.5 Flags: <code>@set</code>, <code>@clear</code>, conditionals, and <code>@value</code></a>
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<li><a id="toc-_0040set-and-_0040value" href="_0040set-_0040value.html#g_t_0040set-_0040value">16.5.1 <code>@set</code> and <code>@value</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040ifset-and-_0040ifclear" href="_0040ifset-_0040ifclear.html#g_t_0040ifset-_0040ifclear">16.5.2 <code>@ifset</code> and <code>@ifclear</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040inlineifset-and-_0040inlineifclear" href="_0040inlineifset-_0040inlineifclear.html#g_t_0040inlineifset-_0040inlineifclear">16.5.3 <code>@inlineifset</code> and <code>@inlineifclear</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040value-Example-1" href="_0040value-Example.html#g_t_0040value-Example">16.5.4 <code>@value</code> Example</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Testing-for-Texinfo-Commands_003a-_0040ifcommanddefined_002c-_0040ifcommandnotdefined" href="Testing-for-Texinfo-Commands.html#Testing-for-Texinfo-Commands">16.6 Testing for Texinfo Commands: <code>@ifcommanddefined</code>, <code>@ifcommandnotdefined</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Conditional-Nesting-1" href="Conditional-Nesting.html#Conditional-Nesting">16.7 Conditional Nesting</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Defining-New-Texinfo-Commands-1" href="Defining-New-Texinfo-Commands.html#Defining-New-Texinfo-Commands">17 Defining New Texinfo Commands</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Defining-Macros-1" href="Defining-Macros.html#Defining-Macros">17.1 Defining Macros</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Invoking-Macros-1" href="Invoking-Macros.html#Invoking-Macros">17.2 Invoking Macros</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Macro-Details-and-Caveats" href="Macro-Details.html#Macro-Details">17.3 Macro Details and Caveats</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040alias-new_003dexisting" href="_0040alias.html#g_t_0040alias">17.4 ‘<samp>@alias <var>new</var>=<var>existing</var></samp>’</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040definfoenclose_003a-Customized-Highlighting" href="_0040definfoenclose.html#g_t_0040definfoenclose">17.5 <code>@definfoenclose</code>: Customized Highlighting</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-External-Macro-Processors_003a-Line-Directives" href="External-Macro-Processors.html#External-Macro-Processors">17.6 External Macro Processors: Line Directives</a>
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<li><a id="toc-_0023line-Directive-1" href="_0023line-Directive.html#g_t_0023line-Directive">17.6.1 ‘<samp>#line</samp>’ Directive</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0023line-and-TeX-1" href="_0023line-and-TeX.html#g_t_0023line-and-TeX">17.6.2 ‘<samp>#line</samp>’ and TeX</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0023line-Syntax-Details-1" href="_0023line-Syntax-Details.html#g_t_0023line-Syntax-Details">17.6.3 ‘<samp>#line</samp>’ Syntax Details</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Include-Files-1" href="Include-Files.html#Include-Files">18 Include Files</a>
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<li><a id="toc-How-to-Use-Include-Files" href="Using-Include-Files.html#Using-Include-Files">18.1 How to Use Include Files</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-texinfo_002dmultiple_002dfiles_002dupdate-1" href="texinfo_002dmultiple_002dfiles_002dupdate.html#texinfo_002dmultiple_002dfiles_002dupdate">18.2 <code>texinfo-multiple-files-update</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Include-Files-Requirements-1" href="Include-Files-Requirements.html#Include-Files-Requirements">18.3 Include Files Requirements</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Sample-File-with-_0040include" href="Sample-Include-File.html#Sample-Include-File">18.4 Sample File with <code>@include</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040verbatiminclude-file_003a-Include-a-File-Verbatim" href="_0040verbatiminclude.html#g_t_0040verbatiminclude">18.5 <code>@verbatiminclude</code> <var>file</var>: Include a File Verbatim</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Evolution-of-Include-Files" href="Include-Files-Evolution.html#Include-Files-Evolution">18.6 Evolution of Include Files</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Formatting-and-Printing-Hardcopy" href="Hardcopy.html#Hardcopy">19 Formatting and Printing Hardcopy</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Use-TeX-1" href="Use-TeX.html#Use-TeX">19.1 Use TeX</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Format-with-texi2dvi-1" href="Format-with-texi2dvi.html#Format-with-texi2dvi">19.2 Format with <code>texi2dvi</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Format-with-tex_002ftexindex-1" href="Format-with-tex_002ftexindex.html#Format-with-tex_002ftexindex">19.3 Format with <code>tex</code>/<code>texindex</code></a>
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<li><a id="toc-Formatting-Partial-Documents-1" href="Formatting-Partial-Documents.html#Formatting-Partial-Documents">19.3.1 Formatting Partial Documents</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Details-of-texindex-1" href="Details-of-texindex.html#Details-of-texindex">19.3.2 Details of <code>texindex</code></a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a id="toc-Print-with-lpr-from-Shell" href="Print-with-lpr.html#Print-with-lpr">19.4 Print with <code>lpr</code> from Shell</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Printing-From-an-Emacs-Shell" href="Within-Emacs.html#Within-Emacs">19.5 Printing From an Emacs Shell</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Formatting-and-Printing-in-Texinfo-Mode" href="Texinfo-Mode-Printing.html#Texinfo-Mode-Printing">19.6 Formatting and Printing in Texinfo Mode</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Using-the-Local-Variables-List" href="Compile_002dCommand.html#Compile_002dCommand">19.7 Using the Local Variables List</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-TeX-Formatting-Requirements-Summary" href="Requirements-Summary.html#Requirements-Summary">19.8 TeX Formatting Requirements Summary</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Preparing-for-TeX-1" href="Preparing-for-TeX.html#Preparing-for-TeX">19.9 Preparing for TeX</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Overfull-_0060_0060hboxes_0027_0027" href="Overfull-hboxes.html#Overfull-hboxes">19.10 Overfull “hboxes”</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040smallbook_003a-Printing-_0060_0060Small_0027_0027-Books" href="_0040smallbook.html#g_t_0040smallbook">19.11 <code>@smallbook</code>: Printing “Small” Books</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Printing-on-A4-Paper" href="A4-Paper.html#A4-Paper">19.12 Printing on A4 Paper</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040pagesizes-_005bwidth_005d_005b_002c-height_005d_003a-Custom-Page-Sizes" href="_0040pagesizes.html#g_t_0040pagesizes">19.13 <code>@pagesizes</code> [<var>width</var>][, <var>height</var>]: Custom Page Sizes</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Magnification-1" href="Magnification.html#Magnification">19.14 Magnification</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-PDF-Output-1" href="PDF-Output.html#PDF-Output">19.15 PDF Output</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Obtaining-TeX-1" href="Obtaining-TeX.html#Obtaining-TeX">19.16 Obtaining TeX</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-texi2any_003a-The-Generic-Translator-for-Texinfo" href="Generic-Translator-texi2any.html#Generic-Translator-texi2any">20 <code>texi2any</code>: The Generic Translator for Texinfo</a>
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<li><a id="toc-texi2any_003a-A-Texinfo-Reference-Implementation" href="Reference-Implementation.html#Reference-Implementation">20.1 <code>texi2any</code>: A Texinfo Reference Implementation</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Invoking-texi2any_002fmakeinfo-from-a-Shell" href="Invoking-texi2any.html#Invoking-texi2any">20.2 Invoking <code>texi2any</code>/<code>makeinfo</code> from a Shell</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Environment-Variables-Recognized-by-texi2any" href="texi2any-Environment-Variables.html#texi2any-Environment-Variables">20.3 Environment Variables Recognized by <code>texi2any</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-texi2any-Printed-Output-1" href="texi2any-Printed-Output.html#texi2any-Printed-Output">20.4 <code>texi2any</code> Printed Output</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Pointer-Validation-1" href="Pointer-Validation.html#Pointer-Validation">20.5 Pointer Validation</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Customization-Variables-1" href="Customization-Variables.html#Customization-Variables">20.6 Customization Variables</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Customization-Variables-for-_0040_002dCommands-1" href="Customization-Variables-for-_0040_002dCommands.html#Customization-Variables-for-_0040_002dCommands">20.6.1 Customization Variables for @-Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Customization-Variables-and-Options-1" href="Customization-Variables-and-Options.html#Customization-Variables-and-Options">20.6.2 Customization Variables and Options</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-HTML-Customization-Variables-1" href="HTML-Customization-Variables.html#HTML-Customization-Variables">20.6.3 HTML Customization Variables</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-latex2html-Customization-Variables-1" href="latex2html-Customization-Variables.html#latex2html-Customization-Variables">20.6.4 <code>latex2html</code> Customization Variables</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Other-Customization-Variables-1" href="Other-Customization-Variables.html#Other-Customization-Variables">20.6.5 Other Customization Variables</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a id="toc-Internationalization-of-Document-Strings-1" href="Internationalization-of-Document-Strings.html#Internationalization-of-Document-Strings">20.7 Internationalization of Document Strings</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Invoking-pod2texi_003a-Convert-POD-to-Texinfo" href="Invoking-pod2texi.html#Invoking-pod2texi">20.8 Invoking <code>pod2texi</code>: Convert POD to Texinfo</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-texi2html_003a-Ancestor-of-texi2any" href="texi2html.html#texi2html">20.9 <code>texi2html</code>: Ancestor of <code>texi2any</code></a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Creating-and-Installing-Info-Files-1" href="Creating-and-Installing-Info-Files.html#Creating-and-Installing-Info-Files">21 Creating and Installing Info Files</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Creating-an-Info-File-1" href="Creating-an-Info-File.html#Creating-an-Info-File">21.1 Creating an Info File</a>
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<li><a id="toc-makeinfo-Advantages-1" href="makeinfo-Advantages.html#makeinfo-Advantages">21.1.1 <code>makeinfo</code> Advantages</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Running-makeinfo-Within-Emacs" href="makeinfo-in-Emacs.html#makeinfo-in-Emacs">21.1.2 Running <code>makeinfo</code> Within Emacs</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-The-texinfo_002dformat_2026-Commands" href="texinfo_002dformat-commands.html#texinfo_002dformat-commands">21.1.3 The <code>texinfo-format…</code> Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Batch-Formatting-1" href="Batch-Formatting.html#Batch-Formatting">21.1.4 Batch Formatting</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Tag-Files-and-Split-Files" href="Tag-and-Split-Files.html#Tag-and-Split-Files">21.1.5 Tag Files and Split Files</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a id="toc-Installing-an-Info-File-1" href="Installing-an-Info-File.html#Installing-an-Info-File">21.2 Installing an Info File</a>
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<li><a id="toc-The-Directory-File-dir" href="Directory-File.html#Directory-File">21.2.1 The Directory File <samp>dir</samp></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Listing-a-New-Info-File" href="New-Info-File.html#New-Info-File">21.2.2 Listing a New Info File</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Info-Files-in-Other-Directories" href="Other-Info-Directories.html#Other-Info-Directories">21.2.3 Info Files in Other Directories</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Installing-Info-Directory-Files" href="Installing-Dir-Entries.html#Installing-Dir-Entries">21.2.4 Installing Info Directory Files</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Invoking-install_002dinfo-1" href="Invoking-install_002dinfo.html#Invoking-install_002dinfo">21.2.5 Invoking <code>install-info</code></a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li><a id="toc-Generating-HTML-1" href="Generating-HTML.html#Generating-HTML">22 Generating HTML</a>
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<li><a id="toc-HTML-Translation-1" href="HTML-Translation.html#HTML-Translation">22.1 HTML Translation</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-HTML-Splitting-1" href="HTML-Splitting.html#HTML-Splitting">22.2 HTML Splitting</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-HTML-CSS-1" href="HTML-CSS.html#HTML-CSS">22.3 HTML CSS</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-HTML-Cross_002dreferences" href="HTML-Xref.html#HTML-Xref">22.4 HTML Cross-references</a>
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<li><a id="toc-HTML-Cross_002dreference-Link-Basics" href="HTML-Xref-Link-Basics.html#HTML-Xref-Link-Basics">22.4.1 HTML Cross-reference Link Basics</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-HTML-Cross_002dreference-Node-Name-Expansion" href="HTML-Xref-Node-Name-Expansion.html#HTML-Xref-Node-Name-Expansion">22.4.2 HTML Cross-reference Node Name Expansion</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-HTML-Cross_002dreference-Command-Expansion" href="HTML-Xref-Command-Expansion.html#HTML-Xref-Command-Expansion">22.4.3 HTML Cross-reference Command Expansion</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-HTML-Cross_002dreference-8_002dbit-Character-Expansion" href="HTML-Xref-8_002dbit-Character-Expansion.html#HTML-Xref-8_002dbit-Character-Expansion">22.4.4 HTML Cross-reference 8-bit Character Expansion</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-HTML-Cross_002dreference-Mismatch" href="HTML-Xref-Mismatch.html#HTML-Xref-Mismatch">22.4.5 HTML Cross-reference Mismatch</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-HTML-Cross_002dreference-Configuration_003a-htmlxref_002ecnf" href="HTML-Xref-Configuration.html#HTML-Xref-Configuration">22.4.6 HTML Cross-reference Configuration: <samp>htmlxref.cnf</samp></a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040_002dCommand-Details-1" href="_0040_002dCommand-Details.html#g_t_0040_002dCommand-Details">Appendix A @-Command Details</a>
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<li><a id="toc-_0040_002dCommand-Syntax" href="Command-Syntax.html#Command-Syntax">A.1 @-Command Syntax</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040_002dCommand-List" href="Command-List.html#Command-List">A.2 @-Command List</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-_0040_002dCommand-Contexts" href="Command-Contexts.html#Command-Contexts">A.3 @-Command Contexts</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Obsolete-_0040_002dCommands-1" href="Obsolete-_0040_002dCommands.html#Obsolete-_0040_002dCommands">A.4 Obsolete @-Commands</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Tips-and-Hints" href="Tips.html#Tips">Appendix B Tips and Hints</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Sample-Texinfo-Files-1" href="Sample-Texinfo-Files.html#Sample-Texinfo-Files">Appendix C Sample Texinfo Files</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Short-Sample-1" href="Short-Sample-Texinfo-File.html#Short-Sample-Texinfo-File">C.1 Short Sample</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-GNU-Sample-Texts-1" href="GNU-Sample-Texts.html#GNU-Sample-Texts">C.2 GNU Sample Texts</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Verbatim-Copying-License-1" href="Verbatim-Copying-License.html#Verbatim-Copying-License">C.3 Verbatim Copying License</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-All_002dpermissive-Copying-License-1" href="All_002dpermissive-Copying-License.html#All_002dpermissive-Copying-License">C.4 All-permissive Copying License</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Using-Texinfo-Mode" href="Texinfo-Mode.html#Texinfo-Mode">Appendix D Using Texinfo Mode</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Texinfo-Mode-Overview-1" href="Texinfo-Mode-Overview.html#Texinfo-Mode-Overview">D.1 Texinfo Mode Overview</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-The-Usual-GNU-Emacs-Editing-Commands" href="Emacs-Editing.html#Emacs-Editing">D.2 The Usual GNU Emacs Editing Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Inserting-Frequently-Used-Commands" href="Inserting.html#Inserting">D.3 Inserting Frequently Used Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Showing-the-Sectioning-Structure-of-a-File" href="Showing-the-Structure.html#Showing-the-Structure">D.4 Showing the Sectioning Structure of a File</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Updating-Nodes-and-Menus-1" href="Updating-Nodes-and-Menus.html#Updating-Nodes-and-Menus">D.5 Updating Nodes and Menus</a>
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<li><a id="toc-The-Updating-Commands" href="Updating-Commands.html#Updating-Commands">D.5.1 The Updating Commands</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Updating-Requirements-1" href="Updating-Requirements.html#Updating-Requirements">D.5.2 Updating Requirements</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Other-Updating-Commands-1" href="Other-Updating-Commands.html#Other-Updating-Commands">D.5.3 Other Updating Commands</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a id="toc-Formatting-for-Info" href="Info-Formatting.html#Info-Formatting">D.6 Formatting for Info</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Printing-1" href="Printing.html#Printing">D.7 Printing</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Texinfo-Mode-Summary-1" href="Texinfo-Mode-Summary.html#Texinfo-Mode-Summary">D.8 Texinfo Mode Summary</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a id="toc-Page-Headings" href="Headings.html#Headings">Appendix E Page Headings</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Headings-Introduced-1" href="Headings-Introduced.html#Headings-Introduced">E.1 Headings Introduced</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Standard-Heading-Formats" href="Heading-Format.html#Heading-Format">E.2 Standard Heading Formats</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Specifying-the-Type-of-Heading" href="Heading-Choice.html#Heading-Choice">E.3 Specifying the Type of Heading</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-How-to-Make-Your-Own-Headings" href="Custom-Headings.html#Custom-Headings">E.4 How to Make Your Own Headings</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a id="toc-Catching-Mistakes-1" href="Catching-Mistakes.html#Catching-Mistakes">Appendix F Catching Mistakes</a>
<ul class="no-bullet">
<li><a id="toc-makeinfo-Preferred-1" href="makeinfo-Preferred.html#makeinfo-Preferred">F.1 <code>makeinfo</code> Preferred</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Catching-Errors-with-Info-Formatting" href="Debugging-with-Info.html#Debugging-with-Info">F.2 Catching Errors with Info Formatting</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Debugging-with-TeX-1" href="Debugging-with-TeX.html#Debugging-with-TeX">F.3 Debugging with TeX</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Using-texinfo_002dshow_002dstructure-1" href="Using-texinfo_002dshow_002dstructure.html#Using-texinfo_002dshow_002dstructure">F.4 Using <code>texinfo-show-structure</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Using-occur-1" href="Using-occur.html#Using-occur">F.5 Using <code>occur</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Finding-Badly-Referenced-Nodes" href="Running-Info_002dvalidate.html#Running-Info_002dvalidate">F.6 Finding Badly Referenced Nodes</a>
<ul class="no-bullet">
<li><a id="toc-Using-Info_002dvalidate-1" href="Using-Info_002dvalidate.html#Using-Info_002dvalidate">F.6.1 Using <code>Info-validate</code></a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Creating-an-Unsplit-File" href="Unsplit.html#Unsplit">F.6.2 Creating an Unsplit File</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Tagifying-a-File" href="Tagifying.html#Tagifying">F.6.3 Tagifying a File</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Splitting-a-File-Manually" href="Splitting.html#Splitting">F.6.4 Splitting a File Manually</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a id="toc-Info-Format-Specification-1" href="Info-Format-Specification.html#Info-Format-Specification">Appendix G Info Format Specification</a>
<ul class="no-bullet">
<li><a id="toc-Info-Format-General-Layout-1" href="Info-Format-General-Layout.html#Info-Format-General-Layout">G.1 Info Format General Layout</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Info-Format-Text-Constructs-1" href="Info-Format-Text-Constructs.html#Info-Format-Text-Constructs">G.2 Info Format Text Constructs</a>
<ul class="no-bullet">
<li><a id="toc-Info-Format_003a-Menu" href="Info-Format-Menu.html#Info-Format-Menu">G.2.1 Info Format: Menu</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Info-Format_003a-Image" href="Info-Format-Image.html#Info-Format-Image">G.2.2 Info Format: Image</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Info-Format_003a-Printindex" href="Info-Format-Printindex.html#Info-Format-Printindex">G.2.3 Info Format: Printindex</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Info-Format_003a-Cross_002dreference" href="Info-Format-Cross-Reference.html#Info-Format-Cross-Reference">G.2.4 Info Format: Cross-reference</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a id="toc-GNU-Free-Documentation-License-1" href="GNU-Free-Documentation-License.html#GNU-Free-Documentation-License">Appendix H GNU Free Documentation License</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-Command-and-Variable-Index-1" href="Command-and-Variable-Index.html#Command-and-Variable-Index" rel="index">Command and Variable Index</a></li>
<li><a id="toc-General-Index-1" href="General-Index.html#General-Index" rel="index">General Index</a></li>
</ul>
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<span id="Texinfo"></span><h1 class="top">Texinfo</h1>
<p>This manual is for GNU Texinfo (version 6.7, 23 September 2019),
a documentation system that can produce both online information and a
printed manual from a single source using semantic markup.
</p>
<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Copying-Conditions.html" accesskey="1">Copying Conditions</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Your rights.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Overview.html" accesskey="2">Overview</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Texinfo in brief.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Writing-a-Texinfo-File.html" accesskey="3">Writing a Texinfo File</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Format of a Texinfo source file.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Beginning-and-Ending-a-File.html" accesskey="4">Beginning and Ending a File</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Beginning and end of a Texinfo file.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Nodes.html" accesskey="5">Nodes</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Writing nodes, the basic unit of Texinfo.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Chapter-Structuring.html" accesskey="6">Chapter Structuring</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Creating chapters, sections, appendices, etc.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Cross-References.html" accesskey="7">Cross References</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Writing cross-references.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Marking-Text.html" accesskey="8">Marking Text</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Marking words and phrases as code,
keyboard input, meta-syntactic
variables, and the like.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Quotations-and-Examples.html" accesskey="9">Quotations and Examples</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Block quotations, examples, etc.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Lists-and-Tables.html">Lists and Tables</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Itemized or numbered lists, and tables.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Special-Displays.html">Special Displays</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Floating figures and footnotes.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Indices.html">Indices</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Creating indices.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Insertions.html">Insertions</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Inserting @-signs, braces, etc.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Breaks.html">Breaks</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Forcing or preventing line and page breaks.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Definition-Commands.html">Definition Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Describing functions and the like uniformly.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Internationalization.html">Internationalization</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Supporting languages other than English.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Conditionals.html">Conditionals</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Specifying text for only some output cases.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Defining-New-Texinfo-Commands.html">Defining New Texinfo Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">User-defined macros and aliases.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Include-Files.html">Include Files</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to incorporate other Texinfo files.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Hardcopy.html">Hardcopy</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Output for paper, with TeX.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Generic-Translator-texi2any.html">Generic Translator <code>texi2any</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"><code>texi2any</code>, an all-purpose converter.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Creating-and-Installing-Info-Files.html">Creating and Installing Info Files</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Details on Info output.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Generating-HTML.html">Generating HTML</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Details on HTML output.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Appendices
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040_002dCommand-Details.html">@-Command Details</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Details of the Texinfo @-commands.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Tips.html">Tips</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Hints on how to write a Texinfo document.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Sample-Texinfo-Files.html">Sample Texinfo Files</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Complete examples, including full texts.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Texinfo-Mode.html">Texinfo Mode</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Using the GNU Emacs Texinfo mode.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Headings.html">Headings</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to write page headings and footings.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Catching-Mistakes.html">Catching Mistakes</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to find mistakes in formatting.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Format-Specification.html">Info Format Specification</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Technical details of the Info file format.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="GNU-Free-Documentation-License.html">GNU Free Documentation License</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Copying this manual.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Command-and-Variable-Index.html" rel="index">Command and Variable Index</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">A menu containing commands and variables.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="General-Index.html" rel="index">General Index</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">A menu covering many topics.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
</pre></th></tr><tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment"> — The Detailed Node Listing —
Overview of Texinfo
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Reporting-Bugs.html">Reporting Bugs</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Submitting effective bug reports.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Output-Formats.html">Output Formats</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Overview of the supported output formats.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Files.html">Info Files</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">What is an Info file?
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Printed-Books.html">Printed Books</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Characteristics of a printed book or manual.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Adding-Output-Formats.html">Adding Output Formats</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Man pages and implementing new formats.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="History.html">History</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Acknowledgements, contributors and genesis.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Writing a Texinfo File
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Command-Syntax.html">Command Syntax</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">@-commands are used for formatting.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Conventions.html">Conventions</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">General rules for writing a Texinfo file.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Comments.html">Comments</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Writing comments and ignored text in general.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Minimum.html">Minimum</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">What a Texinfo file must have.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Short-Sample.html">Short Sample</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">A short sample Texinfo file.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Beginning and Ending a Texinfo File
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Sample-Beginning.html">Sample Beginning</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">A sample beginning for a Texinfo file.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Texinfo-File-Header.html">Texinfo File Header</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">The first lines.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Document-Permissions.html">Document Permissions</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Ensuring your manual is free.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Titlepage-_0026-Copyright-Page.html">Titlepage & Copyright Page</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Creating the title and copyright pages.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Contents.html">Contents</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to create a table of contents.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="The-Top-Node.html">The Top Node</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Creating the ‘Top’ node and master menu.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Global-Document-Commands.html">Global Document Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Affecting formatting throughout.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Ending-a-File.html">Ending a File</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">What is at the end of a Texinfo file?
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Texinfo File Header
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="First-Line.html">First Line</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">The first line of a Texinfo file.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Start-of-Header.html">Start of Header</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Formatting a region requires this.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040setfilename.html"><code>@setfilename</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Tell Info the name of the Info file.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040settitle.html"><code>@settitle</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Create a title for the printed work.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="End-of-Header.html">End of Header</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Formatting a region requires this.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Document Permissions
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040copying.html"><code>@copying</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Declare the document’s copying permissions.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040insertcopying.html"><code>@insertcopying</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Where to insert the permissions.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Title and Copyright Pages
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040titlepage.html"><code>@titlepage</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Create a title for the printed document.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040titlefont-_0040center-_0040sp.html"><code>@titlefont @center @sp</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">The <code>@titlefont</code>, <code>@center</code>,
and <code>@sp</code> commands.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040title-_0040subtitle-_0040author.html"><code>@title @subtitle @author</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">The <code>@title</code>, <code>@subtitle</code>,
and <code>@author</code> commands.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Copyright.html">Copyright</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to write the copyright notice and
include copying permissions.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Heading-Generation.html">Heading Generation</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Turn on page headings after the title and
copyright pages.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
The ‘Top’ Node and Master Menu
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Top-Node-Example.html">Top Node Example</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Master-Menu-Parts.html">Master Menu Parts</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Global Document Commands
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040documentdescription.html"><code>@documentdescription</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Document summary for the HTML output.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040setchapternewpage.html"><code>@setchapternewpage</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Start chapters on right-hand pages.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040headings.html"><code>@headings</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">An option for turning headings on and off
and double or single sided printing.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040paragraphindent.html"><code>@paragraphindent</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Specify paragraph indentation.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040firstparagraphindent.html"><code>@firstparagraphindent</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Suppressing first paragraph indentation.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040exampleindent.html"><code>@exampleindent</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Specify environment indentation.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Nodes
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Texinfo-Document-Structure.html">Texinfo Document Structure</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How Texinfo manuals are usually arranged.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Node-Names.html">Node Names</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to choose node names.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Writing-a-Node.html">Writing a Node</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to write an <code>@node</code> line.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Node-Line-Requirements.html">Node Line Requirements</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Keep names unique.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="First-Node.html">First Node</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to write a ‘Top’ node.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040top-Command.html"><code>@top</code> Command</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to use the <code>@top</code> command.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Node-Menu-Illustration.html">Node Menu Illustration</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">A diagram, and sample nodes and menus.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="makeinfo-Pointer-Creation.html"><code>makeinfo</code> Pointer Creation</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Letting makeinfo determine node pointers.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Menus.html">Menus</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Listing subordinate nodes.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Menus
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Writing-a-Menu.html">Writing a Menu</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">What is a menu?
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Menu-Example.html">Menu Example</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Two and three part menu entries.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Menu-Location.html">Menu Location</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Menus go at the ends of nodes.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Menu-Parts.html">Menu Parts</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">A menu entry has three parts.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Less-Cluttered-Menu-Entry.html">Less Cluttered Menu Entry</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Two part menu entry.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Other-Info-Files.html">Other Info Files</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to refer to a different Info file.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Chapter Structuring
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Tree-Structuring.html">Tree Structuring</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">A manual is like an upside down tree …
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Structuring-Command-Types.html">Structuring Command Types</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to divide a manual into parts.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040chapter.html"><code>@chapter</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Chapter structuring.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040unnumbered-_0040appendix.html"><code>@unnumbered @appendix</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040majorheading-_0040chapheading.html"><code>@majorheading @chapheading</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040section.html"><code>@section</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040unnumberedsec-_0040appendixsec-_0040heading.html"><code>@unnumberedsec @appendixsec @heading</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040subsection.html"><code>@subsection</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040unnumberedsubsec-_0040appendixsubsec-_0040subheading.html"><code>@unnumberedsubsec @appendixsubsec @subheading</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040subsubsection.html"><code>@subsubsection</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Commands for the lowest level sections.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040part.html"><code>@part</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Collections of chapters.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Raise_002flower-sections.html">Raise/lower sections</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to change commands’ hierarchical level.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Cross-references
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="References.html">References</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">What cross-references are for.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Cross-Reference-Commands.html">Cross Reference Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">A summary of the different commands.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Cross-Reference-Parts.html">Cross Reference Parts</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">A cross-reference has several parts.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040xref.html"><code>@xref</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Begin a reference with ‘See’ …
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Referring-to-a-Manual-as-a-Whole.html">Referring to a Manual as a Whole</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Refer to an entire manual.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040ref.html"><code>@ref</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">A reference for the last part of a sentence.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040pxref.html"><code>@pxref</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to write a parenthetical cross-reference.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040anchor.html"><code>@anchor</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Defining arbitrary cross-reference targets
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040inforef.html"><code>@inforef</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to refer to an Info-only file.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040url.html"><code>@url</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to refer to a uniform resource locator.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040cite.html"><code>@cite</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to refer to books not in the Info system.
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<code>@xref</code>
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="One-Argument.html">One Argument</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"><code>@xref</code> with one argument.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Two-Arguments.html">Two Arguments</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"><code>@xref</code> with two arguments.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Three-Arguments.html">Three Arguments</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"><code>@xref</code> with three arguments.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Four-and-Five-Arguments.html">Four and Five Arguments</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"><code>@xref</code> with four and five arguments.
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<code>@url</code>, <code>@uref{<var>url</var>[, <var>text</var>][, <var>replacement</var>]}</code>
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040url-Examples.html"><code>@url</code> Examples</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Examples of using all the forms of <code>@url</code>.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="URL-Line-Breaking.html">URL Line Breaking</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How lines are broken within <code>@url</code> text.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040url-PDF-Output-Format.html"><code>@url</code> PDF Output Format</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">A special option to hide links in PDF output.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="PDF-Colors.html">PDF Colors</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Colorizing urls and other links in PDF output.
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Marking Text, Words and Phrases
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Indicating.html">Indicating</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to indicate definitions, files, etc.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Emphasis.html">Emphasis</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to emphasize text.
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Indicating Definitions, Commands, etc.
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Useful-Highlighting.html">Useful Highlighting</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Highlighting provides useful information.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040code.html"><code>@code</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Indicating program code.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040kbd.html"><code>@kbd</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Showing keyboard input.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040key.html"><code>@key</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Specifying keys.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040samp.html"><code>@samp</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Indicating a literal sequence of characters.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040verb.html"><code>@verb</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Indicating a verbatim sequence of characters.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040var.html"><code>@var</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Indicating metasyntactic variables.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040env.html"><code>@env</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Indicating environment variables.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040file.html"><code>@file</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Indicating file names.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040command.html"><code>@command</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Indicating command names.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040option.html"><code>@option</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Indicating option names.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040dfn.html"><code>@dfn</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Specifying definitions.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040abbr.html"><code>@abbr</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Indicating abbreviations.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040acronym.html"><code>@acronym</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Indicating acronyms.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040indicateurl.html"><code>@indicateurl</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Indicating an example url.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040email.html"><code>@email</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Indicating an electronic mail address.
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Emphasizing Text
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040emph-_0040strong.html"><code>@emph @strong</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to emphasize text in Texinfo.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Smallcaps.html">Smallcaps</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to use the small caps font.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Fonts.html">Fonts</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Various font commands for printed output.
</td></tr>
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Quotations and Examples
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Block-Enclosing-Commands.html">Block Enclosing Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Different constructs for different purposes.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040quotation.html"><code>@quotation</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Writing a quotation.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040indentedblock.html"><code>@indentedblock</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Block of text indented on left.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040example.html"><code>@example</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Writing an example in a fixed-width font.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040verbatim.html"><code>@verbatim</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Writing a verbatim example.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040verbatiminclude.html"><code>@verbatiminclude</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Including a file verbatim.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040lisp.html"><code>@lisp</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Illustrating Lisp code.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040small_2026.html"><code>@small…</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Examples in a smaller font.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040display.html"><code>@display</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Writing an example in the current font.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040format.html"><code>@format</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Writing an example without narrowed margins.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040exdent.html"><code>@exdent</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Undo indentation on a line.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040flushleft-_0040flushright.html"><code>@flushleft @flushright</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Pushing text flush left or flush right.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040raggedright.html"><code>@raggedright</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Avoiding justification on the right.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040noindent.html"><code>@noindent</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Preventing paragraph indentation.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040indent.html"><code>@indent</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Forcing paragraph indentation.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040cartouche.html"><code>@cartouche</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Drawing rounded rectangles around text.
</td></tr>
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Lists and Tables
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Introducing-Lists.html">Introducing Lists</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Texinfo formats lists for you.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040itemize.html"><code>@itemize</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to construct a simple list.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040enumerate.html"><code>@enumerate</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to construct a numbered list.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Two_002dcolumn-Tables.html">Two-column Tables</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to construct a two-column table.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Multi_002dcolumn-Tables.html">Multi-column Tables</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to construct generalized tables.
</td></tr>
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Making a Two-column Table
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040table.html"><code>@table</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to construct a two-column table.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040ftable-_0040vtable.html"><code>@ftable @vtable</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Automatic indexing for two-column tables.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040itemx.html"><code>@itemx</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to put more entries in the first column.
</td></tr>
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<code>@multitable</code>: Multi-column Tables
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Multitable-Column-Widths.html">Multitable Column Widths</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Defining multitable column widths.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Multitable-Rows.html">Multitable Rows</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Defining multitable rows, with examples.
</td></tr>
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Special Displays
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Floats.html">Floats</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Figures, tables, and the like.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Images.html">Images</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Including graphics and images.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Footnotes.html">Footnotes</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Writing footnotes.
</td></tr>
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Floats
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040float.html"><code>@float</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Producing floating material.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040caption-_0040shortcaption.html"><code>@caption @shortcaption</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Specifying descriptions for floats.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040listoffloats.html"><code>@listoffloats</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">A table of contents for floats.
</td></tr>
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Inserting Images
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Image-Syntax.html">Image Syntax</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Image-Scaling.html">Image Scaling</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
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Footnotes
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Footnote-Commands.html">Footnote Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to write a footnote in Texinfo.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Footnote-Styles.html">Footnote Styles</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Controlling how footnotes appear in Info.
</td></tr>
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Indices
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Index-Entries.html">Index Entries</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Choose different words for index entries.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Predefined-Indices.html">Predefined Indices</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Use different indices for different kinds
of entries.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Indexing-Commands.html">Indexing Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to make an index entry.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Advanced-Indexing.html">Advanced Indexing</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Advanced indexing commands.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Printing-Indices-_0026-Menus.html">Printing Indices & Menus</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to print an index in hardcopy and
generate index menus in Info.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Combining-Indices.html">Combining Indices</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to combine indices.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="New-Indices.html">New Indices</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to define your own indices.
</td></tr>
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Combining Indices
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040syncodeindex.html"><code>@syncodeindex</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to merge two indices, using <code>@code</code>
font for the merged-from index.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040synindex.html"><code>@synindex</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to merge two indices, using the
roman font for the merged-from index.
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Special Insertions
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Special-Characters.html">Special Characters</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Inserting @ {} , \ # &
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-Quote-Characters.html">Inserting Quote Characters</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Inserting left and right quotes, in code.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-Space.html">Inserting Space</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Inserting the right amount of whitespace.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-Accents.html">Inserting Accents</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Inserting accents and special characters.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-Quotation-Marks.html">Inserting Quotation Marks</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Inserting quotation marks.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-Subscripts-and-Superscripts.html">Inserting Subscripts and Superscripts</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Inserting sub/superscripts.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-Math.html">Inserting Math</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Formatting mathematical expressions.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Glyphs-for-Text.html">Glyphs for Text</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Inserting dots, bullets, currencies, etc.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Glyphs-for-Programming.html">Glyphs for Programming</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Indicating results of evaluation,
expansion of macros, errors, etc.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-Unicode.html">Inserting Unicode</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Inserting a Unicode character by code point.
</td></tr>
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Special Characters: Inserting @ {} , \ # &
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-an-Atsign.html">Inserting an Atsign</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"><code>@@</code>, <code>@atchar{}</code>.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-Braces.html">Inserting Braces</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"><code>@{ @}</code>, <code>@l rbracechar{}</code>.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-a-Comma.html">Inserting a Comma</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">, and <code>@comma{}</code>.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-a-Backslash.html">Inserting a Backslash</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">\ and <code>@backslashchar{}</code>.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-a-Hashsign.html">Inserting a Hashsign</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"># and <code>@hashchar{}</code>.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-an-Ampersand.html">Inserting an Ampersand</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">& and <code>@ampchar{}</code>.
</td></tr>
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Inserting Space
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Multiple-Spaces.html">Multiple Spaces</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Inserting multiple spaces.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Not-Ending-a-Sentence.html">Not Ending a Sentence</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Sometimes a . doesn’t end a sentence.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Ending-a-Sentence.html">Ending a Sentence</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Sometimes it does.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040frenchspacing.html"><code>@frenchspacing</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Specifying end-of-sentence spacing.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040dmn.html"><code>@dmn</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Formatting a dimension.
</td></tr>
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Glyphs for Text
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040TeX-_0040LaTeX.html"><code>@TeX @LaTeX</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">The TeX logos.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040copyright.html"><code>@copyright</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">The copyright symbol (c in a circle).
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040registeredsymbol.html"><code>@registeredsymbol</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">The registered symbol (R in a circle).
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040dots.html"><code>@dots</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to insert ellipses: … and <small class="enddots">...</small>
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040bullet.html"><code>@bullet</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to insert a bullet: •
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040euro.html"><code>@euro</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to insert the euro currency symbol.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040pounds.html"><code>@pounds</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to insert the pounds currency symbol.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040textdegree.html"><code>@textdegree</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to insert the degrees symbol.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040minus.html"><code>@minus</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to insert a minus sign.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040geq-_0040leq.html"><code>@geq @leq</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to insert greater/less-than-or-equal signs.
</td></tr>
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Glyphs for Programming
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Glyphs-Summary.html">Glyphs Summary</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040result.html"><code>@result</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to show the result of expression.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040expansion.html"><code>@expansion</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to indicate an expansion.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040print.html"><code>@print</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to indicate generated output.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040error.html"><code>@error</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to indicate an error message.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040equiv.html"><code>@equiv</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to indicate equivalence.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040point.html"><code>@point</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to indicate the location of point.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Click-Sequences.html">Click Sequences</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Inserting GUI usage sequences.
</td></tr>
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Forcing and Preventing Breaks
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Break-Commands.html">Break Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Summary of break-related commands.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Line-Breaks.html">Line Breaks</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Forcing line breaks.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040_002d-_0040hyphenation.html"><code>@- @hyphenation</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Helping TeX with hyphenation points.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040allowcodebreaks.html"><code>@allowcodebreaks</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Controlling line breaks within @code text.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040w.html"><code>@w</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Preventing unwanted line breaks in text.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040tie.html"><code>@tie</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Inserting an unbreakable but varying space.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040sp.html"><code>@sp</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Inserting blank lines.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040page.html"><code>@page</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Forcing the start of a new page.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040group.html"><code>@group</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Preventing unwanted page breaks.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040need.html"><code>@need</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Another way to prevent unwanted page breaks.
</td></tr>
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Definition Commands
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Def-Cmd-Template.html">Def Cmd Template</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Writing descriptions using definition commands.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Def-Cmd-Continuation-Lines.html">Def Cmd Continuation Lines</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Continuing the heading over source lines.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Optional-Arguments.html">Optional Arguments</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Handling optional and repeated arguments.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040deffnx.html"><code>@deffnx</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Group two or more ‘first’ lines.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Def-Cmds-in-Detail.html">Def Cmds in Detail</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Reference for all the definition commands.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Def-Cmd-Conventions.html">Def Cmd Conventions</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Conventions for writing definitions.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Sample-Function-Definition.html">Sample Function Definition</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">An example.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
The Definition Commands
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Functions-Commands.html">Functions Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Commands for functions and similar entities.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Variables-Commands.html">Variables Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Commands for variables and similar entities.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Typed-Functions.html">Typed Functions</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Commands for functions in typed languages.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Typed-Variables.html">Typed Variables</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Commands for variables in typed languages.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Data-Types.html">Data Types</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">The definition command for data types.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Abstract-Objects.html">Abstract Objects</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Commands for object-oriented programming.
</td></tr>
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Object-Oriented Programming
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Object_002dOriented-Variables.html">Variables</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Object_002dOriented-Methods.html">Methods</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
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Internationalization
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040documentlanguage.html"><code>@documentlanguage</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Declaring the current language.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040documentencoding.html"><code>@documentencoding</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Declaring the input encoding.
</td></tr>
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Conditionally Visible Text
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Conditional-Commands.html">Conditional Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Text for a given format.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Conditional-Not-Commands.html">Conditional Not Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Text for any format other than a given one.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Raw-Formatter-Commands.html">Raw Formatter Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Using raw formatter commands.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inline-Conditionals.html">Inline Conditionals</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Brace-delimited conditional text.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040set-_0040clear-_0040value.html"><code>@set @clear @value</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Variable tests and substitutions.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Testing-for-Texinfo-Commands.html">Testing for Texinfo Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Testing if a Texinfo command is available.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Conditional-Nesting.html">Conditional Nesting</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Using conditionals inside conditionals.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Flags: <code>@set</code>, <code>@clear</code>, conditionals, and <code>@value</code>
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040set-_0040value.html"><code>@set @value</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Expand a flag variable to a string.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040ifset-_0040ifclear.html"><code>@ifset @ifclear</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Format a region if a flag is set.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040inlineifset-_0040inlineifclear.html"><code>@inlineifset @inlineifclear</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Brace-delimited flag conditionals.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040value-Example.html"><code>@value</code> Example</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">An easy way to update edition information.
</td></tr>
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Defining New Texinfo Commands
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Defining-Macros.html">Defining Macros</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Defining and undefining new commands.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Invoking-Macros.html">Invoking Macros</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Using a macro, once you’ve defined it.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Macro-Details.html">Macro Details</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Limitations of Texinfo macros.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040alias.html"><code>@alias</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Command aliases.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040definfoenclose.html"><code>@definfoenclose</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Customized highlighting.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="External-Macro-Processors.html">External Macro Processors</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"><code>#line</code> directives.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
External Macro Processors: Line Directives
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0023line-Directive.html">‘<samp>#line</samp>’ Directive</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0023line-and-TeX.html">TeX</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0023line-Syntax-Details.html">Syntax</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Include Files
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Using-Include-Files.html">Using Include Files</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to use the <code>@include</code> command.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="texinfo_002dmultiple_002dfiles_002dupdate.html"><code>texinfo-multiple-files-update</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to create and update nodes and
menus when using included files.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Include-Files-Requirements.html">Include Files Requirements</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"><code>texinfo-multiple-files-update</code> needs.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Sample-Include-File.html">Sample Include File</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">A sample outer file with included files
within it; and a sample included file.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Include-Files-Evolution.html">Include Files Evolution</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How use of the <code>@include</code> command
has changed over time.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Formatting and Printing Hardcopy
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Use-TeX.html">Use TeX</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Use TeX to format for hardcopy.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Format-with-texi2dvi.html">Format with <code>texi2dvi</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">The simplest way to format.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Format-with-tex_002ftexindex.html">Format with <code>tex</code>/<code>texindex</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Formatting with explicit shell commands.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Print-with-lpr.html">Print with <code>lpr</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to print.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Within-Emacs.html">Within Emacs</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to format and print from an Emacs shell.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Texinfo-Mode-Printing.html">Texinfo Mode Printing</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to format and print in Texinfo mode.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Compile_002dCommand.html">Compile-Command</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to print using Emacs’s compile command.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Requirements-Summary.html">Requirements Summary</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">TeX formatting requirements summary.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Preparing-for-TeX.html">Preparing for TeX</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">What to do before you use TeX.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Overfull-hboxes.html">Overfull hboxes</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">What are and what to do with overfull hboxes.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040smallbook.html"><code>@smallbook</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to print small format books and manuals.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="A4-Paper.html">A4 Paper</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to print on A4 or A5 paper.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="_0040pagesizes.html"><code>@pagesizes</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to print with customized page sizes.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Magnification.html">Magnification</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to print scaled up output.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="PDF-Output.html">PDF Output</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Portable Document Format output.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Obtaining-TeX.html">Obtaining TeX</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to obtain TeX.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Format with <code>tex</code>/<code>texindex</code>
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Formatting-Partial-Documents.html">Formatting Partial Documents</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Details-of-texindex.html">Details of <code>texindex</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
<code>texi2any</code>: The Generic Translator for Texinfo
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Reference-Implementation.html">Reference Implementation</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"><code>texi2any</code>: the reference implementation.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Invoking-texi2any.html">Invoking <code>texi2any</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Running the translator from a shell.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="texi2any-Environment-Variables.html"><code>texi2any</code> Environment Variables</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="texi2any-Printed-Output.html"><code>texi2any</code> Printed Output</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Calling <code>texi2dvi</code>.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Pointer-Validation.html">Pointer Validation</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to check that pointers point somewhere.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Customization-Variables.html">Customization Variables</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Configuring <code>texi2any</code>.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Internationalization-of-Document-Strings.html">Internationalization of Document Strings</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Translating program-inserted text.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Invoking-pod2texi.html">Invoking <code>pod2texi</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Translating Perl pod to Texinfo.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="texi2html.html"><code>texi2html</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">An ancestor of <code>texi2any</code>.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Customization Variables
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Customization-Variables-for-_0040_002dCommands.html">Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Customization-Variables-and-Options.html">Options</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="HTML-Customization-Variables.html">HTML</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Other-Customization-Variables.html">Other</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Creating and Installing Info Files
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Creating-an-Info-File.html">Creating an Info File</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Installing-an-Info-File.html">Installing an Info File</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Creating an Info File
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="makeinfo-Advantages.html"><code>makeinfo</code> Advantages</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"><code>makeinfo</code> provides better error checking.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="makeinfo-in-Emacs.html"><code>makeinfo</code> in Emacs</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to run <code>makeinfo</code> from Emacs.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="texinfo_002dformat-commands.html"><code>texinfo-format</code> commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Two Info formatting commands written
in Emacs Lisp are an alternative
to <code>makeinfo</code>.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Batch-Formatting.html">Batch Formatting</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to format for Info in Emacs batch mode.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Tag-and-Split-Files.html">Tag and Split Files</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How tagged and split files help Info
to run better.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Installing an Info File
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Directory-File.html">Directory File</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">The top level menu for all Info files.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="New-Info-File.html">New Info File</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Listing a new Info file.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Other-Info-Directories.html">Other Info Directories</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to specify Info files that are
located in other directories.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Installing-Dir-Entries.html">Installing Dir Entries</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to specify what menu entry to add
to the Info directory.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Invoking-install_002dinfo.html">Invoking <code>install-info</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"><code>install-info</code> options.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
Generating HTML
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="HTML-Translation.html">HTML Translation</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Details of the HTML output.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="HTML-Splitting.html">HTML Splitting</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How HTML output is split.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="HTML-CSS.html">HTML CSS</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Influencing HTML output with Cascading Style Sheets.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="HTML-Xref.html">HTML Xref</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Cross-references in HTML output.
</td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">
HTML Cross-references
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="HTML-Xref-Link-Basics.html">Link Basics</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="HTML-Xref-Node-Name-Expansion.html">Node Expansion</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="HTML-Xref-Mismatch.html">Mismatch</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
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Sample Texinfo Files
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Using Texinfo Mode
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Texinfo-Mode-Overview.html">Texinfo Mode Overview</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How Texinfo mode can help you.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Emacs-Editing.html">Emacs Editing</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Texinfo mode adds to GNU Emacs’ general
purpose editing features.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting.html">Inserting</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to insert frequently used @-commands.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Showing-the-Structure.html">Showing the Structure</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to show the structure of a file.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Updating-Nodes-and-Menus.html">Updating Nodes and Menus</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to update or create new nodes and menus.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Formatting.html">Info Formatting</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to format for Info.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Printing.html">Printing</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to format and print part or all of a file.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Texinfo-Mode-Summary.html">Texinfo Mode Summary</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Summary of all the Texinfo mode commands.
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Updating Nodes and Menus
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Updating-Commands.html">Updating Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Five major updating commands.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Updating-Requirements.html">Updating Requirements</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to structure a Texinfo file for
using the updating command.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Other-Updating-Commands.html">Other Updating Commands</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to indent descriptions, insert
missing nodes lines, and update
nodes in sequence.
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Page Headings
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Heading-Choice.html">Heading Choice</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to specify the type of page heading.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Custom-Headings.html">Custom Headings</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to create your own headings and footings.
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Catching Mistakes
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Debugging-with-Info.html">Debugging with Info</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to catch errors with Info formatting.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Debugging-with-TeX.html">Debugging with TeX</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to catch errors with TeX formatting.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Using-texinfo_002dshow_002dstructure.html">Using <code>texinfo-show-structure</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to use <code>texinfo-show-structure</code>.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Using-occur.html">Using <code>occur</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to list all lines containing a pattern.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Running-Info_002dvalidate.html">Running <code>Info-validate</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to find badly referenced nodes.
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Finding Badly Referenced Nodes
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Using-Info_002dvalidate.html">Using <code>Info-validate</code></a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to run <code>Info-validate</code>.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Unsplit.html">Unsplit</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to create an unsplit file.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Tagifying.html">Tagifying</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to tagify a file.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Splitting.html">Splitting</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">How to split a file manually.
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Info Format Specification
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Format-General-Layout.html">General</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Format-Text-Constructs.html">Text</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
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Info Format General Layout
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Format-Whole-Manual.html">Whole</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Split vs. nonsplit manuals.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Format-Preamble.html">Preamble</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Format-Indirect-Table.html">Indirect</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Format-Tag-Table.html">Tag table</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Format-Local-Variables.html">Local variables</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Format-Regular-Nodes.html">Regular nodes</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
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Info Format Text Constructs
</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Format-Menu.html">Info Format Menu</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Format-Image.html">Info Format Image</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Format-Printindex.html">Info Format Printindex</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Info-Format-Cross-Reference.html">Info Format Cross Reference</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">
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